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malm

malm

9.9
Soft, crumbly rock that farmers use to improve soil
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : marga
  • Farmers in the area use malm to improve the fertility of their fields.

Examples

  • The geologist identified a thick layer of malm beneath the surface.

  • The cliffs are composed mainly of malm, making them easy to erode.

  • The farmer spread malm over his fields to improve the soil.

  • In geology class, we studied the properties of malm.

  • The geologist identified a thick layer of malm beneath the surface.

  • Farmers in the area use malm to improve the fertility of their fields.

  • The cliffs are composed mainly of malm, making them easy to erode.

Synonyms

marl
vsmalm
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A soft crumbly earth that farmers add to fields to make soil less acidic

is a soft crumbly limestone variety often regarded as that deposit

Surface Forms

malm singular
malms plural

Etymology

Malm comes from a German word meaning 'crumbly limestone' and is like the English word marl. So malm can mean the soft, crumbly rock people use as fertilizer or the layer of earth made of that stone.